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Teflon definition

☆ Tef·lon (tef′län′)

a tough, insoluble polymer, used in making nonsticking coatings, as for cookware, and in gaskets, bearings, electrical insulators, etc.

Etymology: < (poly)te(tra)fl(uorethylene) + -on, arbitrary suffix for synthetic products

noun

this substance, esp. as a coating

adjective

Informal regarded as having the ability to maintain one's standing or reputation in spite of scandal, wrongdoing, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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